Essay On Indian Weddings

In Indian culture, marriage means not just tying the knot of two individuals but also of the union of two families and extended families. Indian weddings are known to last for at least a week. The reason is number of rituals that are performed before and after the wedding. Vast country holds over one billion people, 29 culturally different states,1600 languages, over 9 religions and it’s all in the one country which defines diversity. The diversity from food, clothing, customs, traditions and also in weddings. Big fat traditional wedding culture comes mostly from northern India and especially from Punjab region. Punjab is a farming region and it’s called a bread basket for India. Culturally Punjabi weddings are very similar to each other regardless of difference between their different religious ceremonies. It’s very hard to describe all the Indian weddings in this article. A traditional Punjabi wedding has numerous

A basket containing Mehndi (Henna Powder), bangles, cosmetics and other jewellery sets is usually sent to bride by her future mother in law. Mehndi is a temporary tattoo decoration to be applied on hands of bride and other female members in family. Same ritual is carried out in groom family female members. Usually there is always a Mehndi artist with in family or friends, if not then professional artist are called to carry out the work of decorations with sophisticated patterns on hands and feet of ladies and bride. It is believed that the darker the colour of the Mehndi, the stronger is the groom’s love for the bride. After the wedding, bride is not supposed to perform any house task until the colour of Mehndi is faded away totally, which takes at least up to 6 to 8 weeks. This occasion then comes to an end with lovely food and beverages including dance performances accompanied by foot tapping